Week 16, 2043

played in Houston, TX

50 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Houston Texans	7	3	3	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 CAR - Wes Vance 47 field goal
1Q: 03:02 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 6 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:54 HOU - Ed Norton 46 field goal
3Q: 05:50 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 11:00 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 3 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 07:50 HOU - Ben Whiting 34 run (Ed Norton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 CAR - Wes Vance 47 field goal
1Q: 03:02 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 6 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:54 HOU - Ed Norton 46 field goal
3Q: 05:50 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
4Q: 11:00 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 3 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 07:50 HOU - Ben Whiting 34 run (Ed Norton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 8-7 13-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 219 292
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 3.48 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 85 183
- Rushing Attempts 26 39
- Yards per Rush 3.27 4.69
Net Passing Yards 134 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 1 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/45 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	8-7	13-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	219	292
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	3.48	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	85	183
- Rushing Attempts	26	39
- Yards per Rush	3.27	4.69
Net Passing Yards	134	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 1	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/45	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	2:53	OWN 47	5	23	Field Goal
1	4:48	1:07	OWN 22	3	3	Fumble
1	2:53	4:09	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
2	10:35	2:02	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	2:47	2:47	OWN 20	8	45	Missed FG
3	14:08	4:04	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
3	5:44	2:08	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	1:51	1:24	OWN 19	3	-7	Punt
4	10:52	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	7:37	1:58	OWN 20	7	44	Downs
4	3:18	2:45	OWN 16	12	35	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	9:34	4:46	OWN 33	8	29	Punt
1	3:41	0:48	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
2	13:44	3:09	OWN 1	8	22	Punt
2	8:33	5:46	OWN 21	10	50	Field Goal
3	10:04	4:20	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
3	3:36	1:45	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	0:27	4:35	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	10:42	3:05	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	5:39	2:21	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	0:33	0:32	OWN 49	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: J.T. Phillips, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Les Monahan	16	47	2.94	13	1
Otis Morrison	4	38	9.50	13	2
Darnell Fyie	4	-4	-1.00	2	0
Benjamin McElroy	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Karl Fletcher	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Stadtmauer	22	117	5.32	18	4	2
Ben Whiting	14	58	4.14	34	1	1
Howard Heupel	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
DeAndre Greer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	29	15	147	4/20	0	20	1	51.9
Karl Fletcher	3	1	13	1/6	0	13	0	47.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	22	18	127	2/18	0	18	0	90.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marvin Evans	5	11	50	10.00	6	20
WR Aidan Winslett	3	5	33	11.00	13	19
TE Ed Snyder	2	3	18	9.00	5	15
WR Darnell Stargell	2	6	29	14.50	6	19
WR Amir Snyder	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Darnell Fyie	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Dashawn Terrell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Irv Brelsford	1	1	11	11.00	14	11
TE O.J. Sampras	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Benjamin McElroy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Les Monahan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeAndre Greer	5	6	39	7.80	15	17
WR Bart Mandzuk	4	6	31	7.75	4	17
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	3	3	11	3.67	4	9
TE Henry Ramsey	3	3	35	11.67	15	18
RB Ben Whiting	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
WR Jon Moss	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Rodney Burney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zach Jacquet	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Benjamin McElroy	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zach Jacquet	0	1	0	0
Lorenzo Walton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	5	226	45.2	38.4	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	6	268	44.7	33.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Walsh	4	42	10.5	0
Marvin Evans	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Randle	1	24	24.0	0
T.J. Womack	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damien Odumuyiwa	8	0	0.0	26	18
S Jimmie Kennedy	6	2	0.0	34	22
OLB Silas Peters	6	2	0.0	28	18
S Antonio Burnett	4	1	0.0	33	24
ILB Alexander Norgard	4	1	0.0	20	17
DE Irv Fleming	3	3	1.0	31	17
CB Archie Hickman	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Luis Donovan	3	1	0.0	37	21
OLB Logan Clem	3	1	0.0	21	10
S Ted Walsh	3	1	0.0	17	6
OLB Branden Dawson	3	0	0.0	16	8
DT Justics Ramsey	2	0	1.0	24	15
DE Sam Foster	2	0	0.0	21	16
CB Xavier Cassidy	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Antoine Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	27	17
WR Amir Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marvin Evans	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ken Warkentien	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Demetrius Schulz	1	0	0.0	12	7
S Jalen Bastyr	1	0	0.0	8	0
OLB Derrick Ficek	0	1	0.0	29	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lorenzo Walton	8	2	0.0	19	17
S Shawn Hickman	7	2	0.0	22	31
CB Zach Jacquet	7	0	0.0	26	36
OLB J.T. Phillips	5	0	3.5	25	33
OLB Korey Fichialos	4	0	1.0	22	32
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	4	3	0.0	25	34
S Gabe Hanks	3	0	0.0	26	35
DT Rex Hauer	2	1	0.5	18	25
DE Oliver Shire	2	1	0.0	24	34
DE Rickey Loyd	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Marcus Szypulski	1	1	0.0	10	20
CB J.R. Robbins	1	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Melvin Craig	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Irv Fleming	1.0	1	0	17
DT Justics Ramsey	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Branden Dawson	0.0	0	1	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	3.5	1	4	33
OLB Korey Fichialos	1.0	0	0	32
DT Rex Hauer	0.5	1	0	25
DE Oliver Shire	0.0	1	2	34
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Luis Donovan	3	0	21
CB Xavier Cassidy	2	1	6
ILB Alexander Norgard	2	0	17
OLB Silas Peters	2	0	18
OLB Branden Dawson	2	0	8
CB Archie Hickman	1	1	21
S Antonio Burnett	1	0	24
S Jimmie Kennedy	1	0	22
CB Ken Warkentien	1	0	2
DE Sam Foster	1	0	16
ILB Damien Odumuyiwa	1	0	18
S Ted Walsh	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zach Jacquet	4	1	1	36
S Shawn Hickman	3	0	0	31
OLB Korey Fichialos	2	1	0	32
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	2	1	0	34
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	0	17
DE Oliver Shire	1	0	0	34
S Gabe Hanks	1	0	0	35
DT Rex Hauer	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hunter Langdon	2	8	26	1	29
Kent Austin	2	2	26	0	29
Corwin Haralson	1	4	25	3	35
Owen Starks	0	5	25	0	33
Ed Snyder	0	1	23	0	23
Irv Brelsford	0	1	10	0	14
Martin Moe	0	0	26	1	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zane Duran	5	9	39	0	24
Bernie Flowers	5	6	39	1	24
Jimmy Greene	3	10	39	0	24
Frankie Hardy	1	5	39	1	24
Corwin Hicks	1	4	39	0	24
Trevor Davis	1	3	24	0	18
Leslie Johnston	1	1	18	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Branden Dawson	2	15
Benjamin McElroy	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Whiting	1	21
Rodney Burney	1	16
Trevor Davis	1	15
Zachary Coffey	1	14
Chris Terry	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Haralson	25	35	---	---	7	67
Owen Starks	25	33	---	---	7	65
Marvin Evans	21	30	---	---	13	64
Martin Moe	26	36	---	---	---	62
Luis Donovan	---	---	37	21	3	61
Antonio Burnett	---	---	33	24	2	59
Otis Morrison	25	33	---	---	---	58
Archie Hickman	---	---	33	21	4	58
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	34	22	1	57
Hunter Langdon	26	29	---	---	---	55
Kent Austin	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ed Snyder	23	23	---	---	6	52
Irv Fleming	---	---	31	17	3	51
Logan Clem	---	---	21	10	20	51
Aidan Winslett	17	21	---	---	11	49
Derrick Ficek	---	---	29	19	---	48
Silas Peters	---	---	28	18	1	47
Damien Odumuyiwa	---	---	26	18	2	46
Antoine Fredrickson	---	---	27	17	1	45
Sam Foster	---	---	21	16	7	44
Justics Ramsey	---	---	24	15	2	41
Branden Dawson	---	---	16	8	15	39
Darnell Stargell	7	17	---	---	14	38
Alexander Norgard	---	---	20	17	---	37
Benjamin McElroy	11	17	---	---	8	36
Dashawn Terrell	6	16	---	---	13	35
Les Monahan	20	14	---	---	---	34
Ted Walsh	---	---	17	6	7	30
Irv Brelsford	10	14	---	---	5	29
O.J. Sampras	2	11	---	---	15	28
Darnell Fyie	5	12	---	---	10	27
Demetrius Schulz	---	---	12	7	6	25
Xavier Cassidy	---	---	8	6	11	25
Amir Snyder	8	10	---	---	6	24
Jeff Sutter	1	12	---	---	7	20
Teddy Gooden	1	11	---	---	7	19
Jalen Bastyr	---	---	8	0	8	16
Ken Warkentien	---	---	2	2	9	13
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	7	7
Karl Fletcher	1	4	---	---	2	7
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jay Doebert	---	---	0	0	3	3
Clifton Boyd	---	---	2	0	1	3
T.J. McCardell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Matt Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Hicks	39	24	---	---	8	71
Bernie Flowers	39	24	---	---	8	71
Bart Mandzuk	31	22	---	---	13	66
Oliver Shire	---	---	24	34	7	65
Korey Fichialos	---	---	22	32	10	64
Zach Jacquet	---	---	26	36	2	64
Frankie Hardy	39	24	---	---	---	63
Gabe Hanks	---	---	26	35	2	63
Jimmy Greene	39	24	---	---	---	63
Zane Duran	39	24	---	---	---	63
Howard Heupel	36	24	---	---	2	62
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	25	34	2	61
J.T. Phillips	---	---	25	33	2	60
J.R. Robbins	---	---	19	37	2	58
Trevor Davis	24	18	---	---	15	57
Henry Ramsey	34	21	---	---	---	55
Shawn Hickman	---	---	22	31	1	54
Rusty Ansara	---	---	18	33	2	53
Rex Hauer	---	---	18	25	3	46
Ben Whiting	16	7	---	---	21	44
Earnest Stadtmauer	23	17	---	---	---	40
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	10	20	10	40
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	19	17	2	38
DeAndre Greer	21	15	---	---	1	37
Leslie Johnston	18	11	---	---	5	34
Jon Moss	16	8	---	---	1	25
Ed Demyan	---	---	4	7	10	21
Camden Cox	---	---	8	12	1	21
Richard Parrish	---	---	4	8	9	21
Rodney Burney	2	1	---	---	16	19
Rickey Loyd	---	---	10	7	2	19
Chris Terry	6	0	---	---	12	18
Leonard O'Donnell	---	---	5	2	9	16
Zachary Coffey	---	---	0	0	14	14
B.J. Randle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Melvin Craig	---	---	1	4	4	9
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Womack	4	0	---	---	2	6
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	5	5
Quentin Slechta	3	0	---	---	---	3
Gilbert Gutsche	---	---	0	0	1	1
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	12	1.2
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	25	82	3.3
Right	6	53	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	29	15	1	5	3	2	3	5	1
Karl Fletcher	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	22	18	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	31	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	118	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	17	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Evans	11	5	1	50	1	30
WR Darnell Stargell	6	2	0	29	0	17
WR Aidan Winslett	5	3	1	33	0	21
TE Ed Snyder	3	2	1	18	0	23
TE O.J. Sampras	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Amir Snyder	1	1	0	7	0	10
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Darnell Fyie	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Les Monahan	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Dashawn Terrell	1	1	0	8	0	16
FB Irv Brelsford	1	1	0	11	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR DeAndre Greer	6	5	39	15
WR Bart Mandzuk	6	4	31	22
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	3	3	11	17
TE Henry Ramsey	3	3	35	21
TE Rodney Burney	1	0	0	1
RB Ben Whiting	1	1	5	7
WR Jon Moss	1	1	8	8
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	-2	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Stadtmauer	3	14	4.67	5.32
Ben Whiting	1	6	6.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howard Heupel	1	1	5	5.00	5.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ben Whiting	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Les Monahan	5	1
Otis Morrison	1	1
Benjamin McElroy	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Whiting	5	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	6	2	1
Karl Fletcher	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Evans	3	1	0
TE Ed Snyder	1	0	0
WR Darnell Stargell	1	0	0
WR Aidan Winslett	1	1	1
RB Les Monahan	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	1	1
WR Jon Moss	1	1	1
WR DeAndre Greer	1	1	1
TE Henry Ramsey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)